ingress

noun in·gress \ ˈin-ˌgres \

Updated on: 21 Mar 2018

Definition of ingress

1 : the act of entering : entrance

the seal prevents ingress of moisture

2 : the power or liberty of entrance or access

an area with restricted ingress

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ingression

play \in-ˈgre-shən\ noun

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Examples of ingress in a Sentence

Ingress to and egress from the freeway were made difficult by the construction.
with limited ingress and egress to the freeway, the stadium is the frequent scene of bottlenecks

Recent Examples of ingress from the Web

Why aren't all side entrances locked against unauthorized ingress and alarmed for emergency egress?

— mark somerville, Anchorage Daily News, "I’m a gun owner and willing to talk about gun violence in schools. I don’t think we have a ‘gun problem.’," 12 Mar. 2018
And, so, ingress and egress off the plane ... that's all decisions all made by our (security) detail team, by the chief of staff, by the administration.

— carl weiser, Cincinnati.com, "Trump EPA director Scott Pruitt took $36,000 flight from Cincinnati to New York," 15 Feb. 2018
And, so, ingress and egress off the plane ... that’s all decisions all made by our (security) detail team, by the chief of staff, by the administration.

— dino grandoni, Washington Post, "The Energy 202: Pruitt says flying first-class is safer. But some airline safety experts aren't so sure.," 15 Feb. 2018
But the flashiest, coolest, and most fun part of the new Sierra is the MultiPro tailgate, which smartly incorporates various built-in hinges to help with ingress and egress, load stopping, second-tier loading, and access to the bed.

— tony markovich, Car and Driver, "Here Are All Six Things the 2019 GMC Sierra’s Wild MultiPro Tailgate Can Do," 2 Mar. 2018
The park configuration provides generous frontage on both West Little York and North Houston Rosslyn, allowing the park to feature a connecting road facilitating truck ingress, egress and maneuverability within the park.

— Houston Chronicle, "Examiner-area business roundup," 26 Feb. 2018
The new route would encourage more people to shop in Portage and improve ingress to emergency medical care at the hospital and to government services at the North County Government Annex, commissioners said.

— amy lavalley, Post-Tribune, "Study proposed on extending Willowcreek Road," 16 Feb. 2018
Adherence to the law has rarely been a priority for him before; most of his projects have relied on criminal trespass as their chief means of ingress.

— alan feuer, New York Times, "At This Brooklyn Bar, It’s Just You, Your Date and the Barman," 13 Oct. 2017
Third-row ingress and egress is afforded by pushing a button on the rear door jambs, which folds down the backs of the second-row seats and then flips the seat assemblies forward against the back of the front seats.

— al haas, Philly.com, "2017 Ford Explorer Platinum is powerful, pricey SUV," 15 Sep. 2017

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